A surge of cold air caused crystal-clear ice armor to instantly condense around Lu Bao.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the green beam of light slammed into Lu Bao.
The shockwave, accompanied by greenery and shattered ice, exploded instantly.
"The focused beam has hit Ice Saint Asia!" Nephthys shouted from the commentary booth.
Auror continued, "However, at the last moment, Ice Saint A unleashed Ice Armor. I wonder if it protected against the Focused Beam unleashed by the Fruit Tree King."
Focused Beam, a high-level Grass-type move, can combine Grass-type energy with Light energy to create a beam of light for attack, which is extremely powerful. However, Lu Bao's Ice Armor has reached the level of an ultimate technique, so it is not a problem to defend against moves of the same level... Qiao Sang did not panic when he saw this.
Lu Bao possesses healing light; as long as the opponent doesn't defeat it directly, even if its defenses are breached, Lu Bao can recover from any injury, no matter how severe.
In the shockwave, Lu Bao fell to the ground, and several cracks appeared on its ice armor, but it did not shatter.
“Ice Saint Asia has withstood the focused beam!” Nephthys said.
"Heart."
Zhi Ai called out "heart" repeatedly, indicating that although Bing Shengya had withstood the attack, the current battle rhythm still felt slightly better with Suguo Tree King.
“That’s right,” Auror said. “In the past, Ice Saint Asia’s matches were able to use the Ice Heaven Domain to seal their opponents for most of the time. However, in the battle against the King of the Fruit Tree, the sealing time was significantly shortened. In terms of energy, the King of the Fruit Tree is stronger. Under the suppression of power, the rhythm of the battle is naturally more advantageous.”
On the field, Lu Bao fell from a great height.
"Sugo."
The King of Fruit Trees flashed with green light.
The next second, countless green vines suddenly burst out from the ground, twisting and turning wildly upwards, wrapping around Lu Bao from all directions.
“Ice,” Qiao Sang said.
As Lu Bao fell, she circulated her energy.
A chill was visible to the naked eye emanating from its body.
Its ice armor, which had several cracks, was instantly repaired and solidified.
At the same time, the cold air spread, and everything in the area, including vines, roots, the ground, and the King of Fruit Trees, was once again covered with a layer of ice.
Lu Bao used its tail to propel itself around the frozen vines, then leaped back to the ground.
Just as it hit the ground, a series of "crack" sounds rang out, and all the vines and huge roots on the ground were shattered and turned into ice crystals.
"Stab," Jossan commanded.
Lu Bao looked at the King of the Fruit Trees.
In an instant, thousands of cone-shaped ice crystals, as hard and clear as diamonds, appeared around the King of the Fruit Trees and attacked downwards in unison.
With a "crack," the vines at the neck, wrists, and heels of the King of Perennial Fruit Trees pierced through the ice shell.
But at that moment, thousands of cone-shaped ice crystals, as hard and clear as diamonds, fell straight down.
Some of the cone-shaped ice crystals were blocked by the outward-extending vines, while the rest fell onto the King of the Fruit Tree.
"Sugo!"
The king of the perennial fruit trees let out a miserable scream.
"Ice Saint Asia's Ice Crystal Pierce has successfully hit the King of the Fruit Tree!" Auror shouted, announcing the situation on the field.
“It seems that Ice Saint Asia just enhanced the freezing effect of the Ice Heaven Domain.” Nephthys analyzed, “Although the King of the Fruit Tree is superior in terms of energy, as long as Ice Saint Asia slightly enhances the Ice Heaven Domain and freezes the King of the Fruit Tree for a little longer, even if it’s just for a second or two, Ice Saint Asia still has a good chance to attack.”
"Heart Heart." Heart Heart nodded, then, as if remembering something, called out again, "Heart Heart."
However, this consumes a lot of energy, and Ice Saint Asia's energy is less than that of the Fruit Tree King. It remembers that the Fruit Tree King can also restore energy and status.
During the conversation, the ice shell on the field cracked.
Countless green vines and roots sprouted from the ground.
The chill emanating from Lu Bao spread out, and the vines and roots that had just sprouted less than a meter long were instantly covered with a layer of crystal-clear ice, freezing them in place and ceasing to grow.
The prerequisite for the King of Fruit Trees to use its Green Absorption ability is that there must be plants around it. Since that's the case, then let's not let it use its ability to grow plants... Qiao Sang thought to himself.
In a flash of thought, Serana said, "Eat."
The King of Fruit Trees raised his hand and plucked the fruit growing on the tree above his head.
Qiao Sang suddenly realized something and quickly said:
"freeze!"
The cold air spread.
An ice shell condensed around the King of the Fruit Trees.
Suddenly, countless green vines and roots burst forth from the ground around it, wildly intertwining to form a barrier that enveloped it completely, leaving no gaps.
The figure of the King of the Fruit Trees was completely hidden inside.
The barrier formed by countless vines and roots crackled and condensed into a layer of crystalline ice shell, then with a "crack," it turned into ice crystals and shattered completely, revealing the figure of the King of the Fruit Trees inside.
At this moment, the ice shell around the King of Fruit Trees had completely shattered. It swallowed the red fruit that it had just put into its mouth.
Upon seeing this, Qiao Sang felt a slight sinking feeling in her heart.
Generally speaking, in professional beast taming battles, no items, potions, or fruits that can restore energy or status can be used, except for the pet's companion items and the fruits that grow on its own.
Some pets have items that can restore energy and status on their own, such as the fruit that grows on the Fruit Tree King.
The fruit that grows on it is called the Suli Fruit, which can quickly restore one's condition after being eaten.
Just then, the King of the Fruit Trees emitted a faint green light, and the injuries caused by the ice crystals were healing at a visible speed.
murmurs rose and fell in the audience.
"This match is going to be a bit risky for Josang."
“I knew it when Serana sent out the King of the Fruit Tree. Although everyone says that there is no obvious trump card among Serana’s royal-level pets, I have always felt that the King of the Fruit Tree is the most difficult to deal with.”
"I also think that its energy and condition can be restored, like a perpetual motion machine."
"Ice Saint Asia's recovery skills are even more powerful, it's just a pity that Healing Light can only restore status, not energy."
"It's not like we can't fight at all. The recovery ability of the Suli Fruit is nowhere near as powerful as the Green Absorption. As long as we don't let the Suli Fruit Tree King use a skill like Lush Fortress and then absorb Green Absorption from it, I feel like we still have a chance to win."
"The combination of Lush Fortress and Green Absorption is the signature combo of the King of the Overgrown Fruit Trees. It can both defend and quickly recover, so how could we not use it?"
“That’s right. The energy of the Fruit Tree King is stronger than that of the Ice Saint. It would definitely take a lot of energy to completely destroy the Lush Fortress with the Ice Heaven Domain. The Ice Saint will fail sooner or later. Even if the Fruit Tree King keeps casting the Lush Fortress, as long as it succeeds once, the energy it has previously consumed will be quickly restored.”
"Serana should have won by now; she's lost two games in a row."
Amidst the chatter, Qiao Sang spoke up: "Ice Fruit."
The chill emanating from Lu Bao spread.
Serana realized something and issued the command: "Isolate."
"Sugo."
The King of the Fruit Trees let out a cry, and its body flashed with a rich green light.
The ground cracked open, and thousands of roots and vines emerged from the earth, quickly intertwining and forming a massive forest tower.
During the formation of the forest tower, the ice shell continuously froze it.
However, the green light on the King of the Fruit Trees grew increasingly intense, and the forest tower formed even faster than the ice shell! It completed its spread first!
This time, the barrier formed by roots and vines did not cover the entire body of the King of the Fruit Tree, but rather enveloped the area around Lu Bao.
The forest tower froze into ice at a visible speed from the inside out.
"Inhale," Serana commanded.
The giant forest tower, not yet completely frozen into ice, is tinged with green.
The Lush Fortress, when mastered to a certain level, can even wrap its branches and vines around an opponent, absorbing energy and transferring it to the pet using the skill… Josang instantly understood what Sera was about to do and said:
"change."
The King of the Fruit Tree is a mid-stage Royal-level pet beast. According to the data, it is even close to entering the late stage. If it were to exert its energy to the fullest extent, the Flourishing Fortress would not be quickly shattered under the Ice Domain. The vines inside would even break through the ice shell, spread out, and wrap around Lu Bao's body.
"The King of the Fruit Trees has unleashed its Lush Fortress once again!" Nefertis exclaimed from the commentary booth. "Is it preparing to absorb the energy of Ice Saint Asia?!"
Auror chimed in, "It seems so. Even if Ice Saint Asia has ice armor, it probably won't be able to withstand the absorption of the Flourishing Fortress."
One second, two seconds... After about five seconds, the freezing power finally suppressed the greenery on the lush fortress, freezing it completely into ice.
"Click".
Cracks appeared one after another.
At the same time, the cold air spread, and a layer of ice suddenly and rapidly condensed around the King of the Fruit Trees.
The lush fortress turned into ice crystals, which fell in all directions.
Starlight-like ice crystals fell, but there was no one inside.
It's due to its water-melting properties... Serana quickly made a judgment and said, "It's long."
The King of the Fruit Trees within the ice shell began to sprout green leaves, and the vines on its neck, wrists, and heels grew wildly, piercing several holes in the ice shell around it.
The ice shell broke, but only the ice shells on the two trees above the head remained unbreakable.
“Shattered,” Qiao Sang said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cracking sound rang out, and all the fruits growing on the head of the Fruit King tree turned into ice crystals and scattered in all directions.
"Ice Saint Asia has disappeared! At the same time, all the fruits on the King of Fruit Trees have been frozen and shattered!" On the commentary stage, Auror quickly reported the situation on the field.
“It seems that Ice Saint Asia used the properties of melting water to leave the lush fortress,” Nephthys analyzed.
“Not necessarily,” Auror said. “Before, Ice Saint Asia might still be inside the Flourishing Fortress, but in a molten state. Therefore, the Flourishing Fortress couldn’t lock onto the target to absorb it. Moreover, as long as a crack appears in the Flourishing Fortress, the cold air cast by Ice Saint Asia can freeze the King of the Fruit Tree.”
"Heart."
Zhi Ai nodded and barked, indicating that it agreed with this statement.
“That’s also possible.” Nephthys continued to analyze: “Josang had Ice Saintia destroy the Sulfur Fruit King’s Sulfur Fruit, it seems he didn’t want it to recover its state.”
"The effect of the Suli Fruit on royal-level pets is limited," Auror said. "The most terrifying way to restore energy is through the absorption of the Suli Fruit Tree King's greenery."
On the field.
The King of Fruit Trees realized something, touched the tree on its head, and frowned when it discovered that all the fruit was gone.
Nevertheless, it did not forget its master's instructions and began to circulate its energy.
The ground cracked open, and countless enormous vines burst forth from the earth, towering high like serpents.
A sudden chill descended.
With her astonishing eyesight, Serana quickly locked onto a water droplet on the ground that emitted a chilling aura and a faint blue light, and said, "Left half."
"We've been discovered..." Qiao Sang exclaimed quickly, "Increase the speed!"
Lu Bao is located in the left half of the area. Even if she stops using her skills now and makes herself appear like an ordinary water droplet, the attacks will still come. There is no time to move and dodge now. She can only increase her coldness to freeze the incoming attacks.
"Sugo."
The King of the Fruit Trees called out.
Immediately, all the vines, resembling giant pythons, swept wildly towards the left half of the court!
In the instant it swept across, all the vines that resembled giant pythons suddenly condensed into a layer of crystal-clear ice shell, freezing them in place.
Based on the initial direction of the spreading cold air, the King of the Fruit Tree sensed something, and then its gaze, like that of its Beastmaster, locked onto the water droplets that were emitting a faint blue light.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, an enormous vine glowing with green light suddenly emerged from the spot where the water droplets were shimmering with a faint blue light.
"Ice Saint!"
With a pitiful cry, Lu Bao appeared atop the vines that shot straight up into the sky.
"Spit it out!" Serana gave the command at the opportune moment.
The vines that had soared high into the sky suddenly split off from both sides into countless thinner but incredibly strong vines, quickly binding Lu Bao at the top.
At the same time, countless vines and roots sprouted from the ground again, frantically wrapping around the huge vines, intertwining and combining with them, and quickly forming a huge forest tower!
The crowd gasped in surprise, and a commotion arose immediately.
"The lush fortress of the King of the Fruit Trees has trapped Ice Saint Asia!" Nephthys exclaimed from the commentary booth.
“It seems that Serana intends to use the Lush Fortress to absorb Ice Saint’s energy,” Auror analyzed. “With the Lush Fortress’s absorption capacity, it should be able to absorb all of Ice Saint’s energy quickly. Now it depends on whether Ice Saint’s Ice Heaven Domain’s freezing ability is faster or the Lush Fortress’s absorption ability is faster.”
"Heart."
"Heart."
Zhi Ai Xin looked thoughtful and barked twice, indicating that to completely destroy the Lush Fortress, it was necessary to greatly enhance the power of the Ice Heaven Domain, which required a lot of energy. The Lush Fortress was currently absorbing energy, and Bing Shengya had already consumed a lot of energy. If the Lush Fortress could not be completely destroyed this time, it felt that the result of the competition would be coming soon.
In the stands, Serana's fans were ecstatic, while Josan's fans were wailing. However, some fans had a good attitude, thinking that Josan had already won two games in a row, so it wouldn't matter if he lost one.
Almost everyone, both humans and their pets, felt that being trapped in the lush fortress and entangled in absorbing energy, without the ability to replenish their energy, was practically a loss.
Amidst the various voices, on the high platform, Qiao Sang decisively said:
"Zero degrees." (End of Chapter)
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